Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

The Smokies came back from a two run deficit to beat the Barons 4-3.  Sam Fuld doubled home Carlos Rojas in the bottom of the ninth for the game winner.  Fuld also had a solo homerun earlier in the game.

Billy Petrick picked up the win and he improved to 1-1 on the season.  He gave up just one unearned run in three innings.

The Smokies turned a 4-1 deficit into a 6-4 win with five eighth inning runs against the Lookouts.  Carlos Rojas had only one hit but he drove in three runs while Jacob Fox went four for four with a homerun and two runs scored.

Donald Veal picked up the win although it was more because he was in the right place at the right time. He gave up a run on three hits and four walks in 2 2/3 inninings.

Iowa was shut down at the plate in today’s game as they were held to just a single run on three hits.  Eric Patterson doubled home Carlos Rojas in the third inning for the only Cubs run.

The pitching wasn’t much better as Carlos Marmol was hit hard.  He gave up four runs on five hits and four walks with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Carlos Marmol got it done in a nice start for Iowa.  He gave up just a single run on three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings.

Carlos Rojas went two for four with a run and an RBI.  Koyie Hill doubled twice, drove in a run and scored twice.